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Manufacturing Design Engineer

Apple· Operations and Supply Chain
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Hybrid (Shenzhen)Full-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Join the APO Manufacturing Design team to build next-generation automated manufacturing systems for iPhone.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the end-to-end development of custom automated equipment and continuous assembly lines for iPhone enclosure parts and subassemblies.
  • Steer the full equipment lifecycle, covering initial automation proposals, vendor machine selection, prototype testing, process qualification, cycle time reduction, and retrofits.
  • Guide mechanical architectures, machine layout, part-flow kinematics, fixture design, accuracy control, and module selection.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Product Design to evaluate design for manufacturability (DFM) and define production capabilities.
  • Collaborate to translate product design requirements into capable manufacturing processes.
  • Partner with Global Supply Managers (GSM) to manage equipment deliverables from RFQ stage to factory deployment on schedule and within budget.
  • Drive continuous yield enhancement with Supplier Quality Engineers (SQE) through root cause failure analysis, defect Pareto tracking, DOE, and SPC validation.
  • Direct external automation vendors in defining mechanical tooling, fixture precision, and production readiness across Asia build sites.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Industrial Engineering.
  • Track record of delivering custom automated stations or continuous assembly lines through design, integration, and qualification.
  • Working knowledge of GD&T, DOE, and Statistical Process Control (SPC).
  • Professional fluency in English for technical reporting and cross-timezone collaboration.

Skills

Required:Mechanical design and analysisDFM (Design for Manufacturability)GD&TDOE (Design of Experiments)SPC (Statistical Process Control)Cross-functional collaboration
Nice to have:Project management
Last updated Sep 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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